Re: FN-FORUM: Representing art on the web

date posted 18th March 2008 14:10

Then you either:
View the CSS - image path
Use FF web developer - images > view images
Use Safari - Activity - view image path
Do a screen grab

Believe me, the only way to stop anyone stealing anything online is to
not put it online.

Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design and Development for over 11 years

Vicki Sivess wrote:
>
> John Wooding wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I've got an art gallery site to work on and am trying to resolve two
>> concerns : that art images be honest representations, and that the
>> images shown should not be exact copies.
>>
>> Watermarking is only for those with large funds to chase the thieves.
>> Superimposing a gallery logo might detract from the impression of
>> the image.
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to subtly alter images captured so that what is
>> displayed on the site is an honest representation without being
>> an exact representation?
>>
>> John
> Sorry, I don't have a link, but I remember reading about a technique
> whereby you make the proper image the background to an image and then
> make the source of the image a transparent image so that it sits on top
> without anyone knowing. Then when someone does a copy image, they'll
> just get the transparent image.
>
> Vicki
>
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